Hunter

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Summary: A DEPRESSINGLY POOR OUTING
Review: Having pushed my way through the book, in hopes of some redeeming quality, I must say that it is perhaps the worst piece of tripe I have ever laid eyes on. Trying desparately to echo Jack London or Dean Koontz - Huggins loses his own voice in the mish mash that follows. Characters seemed to have stepped out of some bad television series and have no real life. Even his word choice show a sudden lack of taste. Whoever compared this to Watchers really missed a few beats. I wish I could remember who said "The problem with the book? Why the pages between the covers!"

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Summary: A terrific book!!
Review: I've read some of the other readers' comments and was surprised at the extent to which many voiced objections to Huggins' use of profanity and "illicit sex" in this book. Okay, so the guy has some terrific books that do not include bad language or any sexual scenes - so what?!? This is an action thriller, plain and simple, so what do you expect? And it isn't like there's tons of bad language, nor is the sex scene very explicit. And my gosh people, if you were one of the soldiers fighting this thing and had seen many of your comrades butchered in front of your eyes and all your weapons were useless against it, I can guarantee you'd be cussing a lot worse than any of the characters in the book did!! This book and Cain do share the Noble Hero-versus-Epitome of Evil Adversary, but most thrillers contain that anyway. It's a simple, good versus bad story and, in my opinion, very, very well done. I devoured this book as quickly as Luther cut a swathe through platoons of helpless soldiers!!

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Summary: A bit of a stretch, but a good read none the less.
Review: I suppose I liked this book mainly because of the BIG weapons. The visual of a woman firing a fifty caliber sniper rifle (hundreds of times) appeals to me somehow. I couldn't help thinking how this one would look on the big screen. The hero, Hunter, is a bit TOO GOOD though, surviving situations that leave everyone else literally in pieces. The "villian," Hamilton, is such an arrogant jerk that I found myself pulling for the creature to rip HIS spine out. Well written overall, but for the excessively glowing hero worship. I liked the strong female character, and the book has a great setting. All in all, an enjoyable piece of escapist fiction. If you like action, you'll LOVE this one!

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Summary: Excellent
Review: Although Huggins is beggining to write with continually bad language, I don't believe his books are any less exciting. I was hesitant about buying it because of all the so so reviews, I am glad I did now. Hunter still follows his military style but is an excellent read and I would really recommend buying it.

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Summary: Another good book by Huggins, but what happened?
Review: This book was great, but unfortunately it was more of a rewrite to "Cain" than anything else. Both had "indestructible" villians and "determined" heros. And unfortunately, both entered into new territory for Huggins with profanity (although sex didn't show up until "Hunter"). "The Reckoning" - Huggins' best work in my opinion - went the whole way without giving in to the need for profanity, and the story was the better for it. Please, Mr. Huggins, we're not asking you to have to preach the gospel in every book, but give us an alternative to the profanity-laden drivel that others pass off as fiction. It serves no purpose in the books and you've already proven you can write incredible works without it.

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Summary: Disappointed after waiting months for book's release.
Review: I was so disappointed with this book. Why Mr. Huggins thought he had to stoop to profanity and sex to sell his books I don't know. I've bought and read all of this author's other books (The Wolf Story, Leviathan, The Reckoning, and Cain) and couldn't put them down. But Hunter was different. I did like Hunter the man and his wolf. The story plot was good. But the profanity totally threw me off. I don't like or enjoy hearing profanity, nor do I like reading it. Please Mr. Huggins, write the kind of books we've come to trust you for! Get rid of whoever's telling you that you have to add moral decay to a story to sell it. Thank you.

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Summary: Huggins' moral compromise is a serious dissapointment...
Review: I am very disappointed with Huggins work on this novel. His other books worked perfectly fine without resorting to profanity and illicit sex that served no purpose in the storyline. While Hunter is a very entertaining book it is far inferior to his previous work. If you are a fan of Huggins work it is probably worth reading, but most of his Christian fans should be prepared to be offended. "Leviathan" was a far superior book. Now it seems like Mr. Huggins is trying way too hard to impress his newfound Hollywood pals. Shame on him!

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Summary: sastisfactory idea but character development is ridiculous
Review: Based on the pro reviews I read, Huggins has a decent reputation as an action-genre novelist. This is the first work of his I've read, and I was quite surprised to find that this book is not a first effort; it certainly gives off the smell of an uncertain or untrained hand. Evidently he never learned that the character traits should be evident from that character's actions and words. Huggins repeatedly has to tell his audience how EXTRAORDINARY the protagonist is. It makes you react with a snicker rather than with awe. Also, there are some aspects the editors should have cleared up for Huggins. In one scene (pages 294-300) the author can't keep track of a syringe. And Huggins relies extensively on a particularly weak construction: "Thundering past, it..." and "Fortifying himself, Maddox...." or "Thinking of their deaths, he ...." I won't cite pages, because almost any will do. Having two of these on a page indicates that Huggins does not control his prose adequately. It's not a difficult flaw to unlearn. Read John Gardner (the Grendel Gardner, not the other) on writing well. There are some nice turns in the plot, but the nearly-monosyllabic EXTRAORDINARY hero undercuts his own story. Even all the bad guys find him admirable and EXTR . . . . well, you know. Hunter (yeah, his name and life's work) is almost silly, although that was clearly not the intent. Luckily, some of this should fall away in the movie version, unless the studio lets Huggins do the screenplay. You won't want to read every word, but the book is ok if you skim through it quickly. Better wait for the movie, even if you don't like Stallone. Better yet would be to make Hunter into a super-hero cartoon, which fits the character Huggins created. And he comes complete with a super-hero/tough guy cape he made himself.

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Summary: Disapointing
Review: An interesting concept, a super predator created by altering human DNA, but a creature that is immune to moderen military small arms weapons, but seriously injured by the fangs of a wolf and the blade of a "Bowie" knife, was far to unbelievable.

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Summary: A very poorly written piece of fiction.
Review: I was really excited to see this book in the store. I am a bit of a werewolf nut and thought this book would be an interesting read even though the monster was not a werewolf. Boy was I wrong. Mr. Huggins has no concept of what character development is. He fills this gaping hole in his writing ability by subjecting us to superfluous drivel on both the hero's and the villian's superhuman abilities. The book was also chock full of typographical errors, incomplete sentences, and contradictions. Mr. Huggins has taken an interesting concept and rendered it almost unreadable. This was my first read by Mr. Huggins and I can assure you it will be my last!